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Greetings!Only three topics for this week’s Health Announce: (1) Tomorrow’s Health Care Working Group meeting; (2) Medicaid Defense Actions; and (3) Medicaid Defense resources and coverage.Let us be enrages about injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it.           …

It cannot be overstated how disastrous the reconciliation bill will be to Medicaid, SNAP, and state budgets overall- causing ripple effects that will destabilize local economies and punish all but the wealthiest Americans. The House Rules Committee began meeting about the bill this morning, with the…

Let’s just name it. This was a hard morning to wake up to the news that the U.S. Congress passed early this morning a horrendous House Reconciliation Budget that will slash and burn SNAP, Medicaid, and other critical safety net benefits to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and wealthy corporations.…

Thinking about all of you as we approach Memorial Day. As the country honors those who served the nation, it’s important to note that yesterday’s House Reconciliation Package leaves no stone unturned - harming low-income veterans and their families throughout the country. House Democrats on the…

Oct 27 Health Care Working Group. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for the HCWG meeting on Oct 27. Attached are the materials from our three excellent guest presenters: Erin McCrady, Jen Obadia and Pat Baker who talked about the growing Food is Medicine movement, Flex Funding available to…

Thank you all for joining us at Tuesday’s SNAP Coalition meeting.  We are sending on some materials shared during the meeting and in follow up. SNAP and Older Adults - Tools you can use:    DTA’s SNAP Standard Medical Expense Deduction…

We are looking forward to seeing you at Tuesday’s meeting. Note, the November/December SNAP Coalition meeting is combined for Tuesday, December 6th, to avoid the holiday weeks.  SNAP Coalition Meeting Agenda, Tuesday, 10/25 @ 10 AM Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday. Here is…

  Hello all, a few quick updates/ announcements:    1. Health Care Working Group Agenda 2. Public Health Emergency renewal; updated timeline 3. Oct 27 webinar on the Affordable Connectivity Program   Health Care Working Group…

We’ve got a few items for the rest of October to share with you!   Our next Coalition meeting is next Tuesday, October 25 from 10-11:30. Zoom link here. Our final regular Coalition meeting for 2022 will be December 6 (combining November and December due to the…

Health Announce Oct 12, 2022 We mourn the passing of Paul Spooner who died unexpectedly last weekend after a lifetime of effective advocacy for the rights and dignity of people with disabilities. https://mwcil.org/obituary-paul-w-spooner/ ADA Class Action Filed to Compel Massachusetts to…